Cross Country Newsletter                                                                                           Sept 29^th – Oct 3^rd

We had some great performances at Sunny hills this year!  The weather was nice and the meet went smoothly.  Great job to everyone on the team for getting together, warming up together, and being at the right places at the right times!  Another good meet for WHS, and another good step in the right direction.

Overall:  Girls ranked 2^nd in the meet, Boys ranked 1^st in the meet.  By grade:  Senior Girls 2^nd, Jr Girls 2^nd, Sophmore Girls 1^st, Freshman Girls 1^st.  Senior Boys 1^st, Jr Boys 5^th, Sophmore Boys 1^st, Freshman boys 4^th.

Congratulations to the 31 athletes who had a new PR for the season at this meet!

Athlete of the week:  Ellen Salemme ran a great time of 19:38 to win her race! 

For the Boys, Drew Arguelles with a time of 15:56 for a very strong performance.

Week:

Central Park Invitational:  Hosted by Fountain Valley High School.  (we are Section 1 large schools).

Race Schedule (tentative and subject to change):

	Section 1	Section 2
Boys Junior Varsity	8:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m.
Girls Junior Varsity	8:30 a.m.	1:00 p.m.
Boys Freshman	9:00 a.m.	1:30 p.m.
Girls Freshman	9:30 a.m.	2:00 p.m.
Boys Sophmore	10:00 a.m.	2:30 p.m.
Girls Sophmore	10:30 a.m.	3:00 p.m.
Girls Varsity	11:00 a.m.	3:30 p.m.
Boys Varsity	11:30 a.m.	4:00 p.m.
Awards	12:00 p.m.	4:30 p.m.

Parking available at Central Park Sports Complex Parking Lot, located at 18100 Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648.

Busses will leave at 6am from WHS.  We expect to arrive back to WHS at approximately 3:30pm.

Beach time:  .  Normally this meet is our Yucaipa meet, and we have fun up in the Apple Orchards, but this year we are doing something a little different!  After the meet, busses will be taking the athletes to the beach, at Huntington beach.  Sign up sheets for food have already been given to the athletes.  If your son/daughter can not attend this (from approximately 12:30 – 3:30 pm), please contact me right away so we can make arrangements

Coach Pacheco

Cross Country Newsletter                                                                                                           September 22^nd – 27^th

The Woodbridge Invitational was another great event! Thank You to all those who worked the many hours to make this event a possibility!  We had a new location, a new course, and all the challenges that would come with that.  We had 11,220 runners compete over the weekend at our event, in what I believe to be the best invitational there is!

Boys ran a team time of 78:13, and ranked 39^th out of 253 boy’s teams.

Girls ran 95:01, and was ranked 64^th out of 244 Girls teams.

Athletes of the Meet:  Ralphy Lara was in a 7 way tie for 92 place in the meet for the boys with a time of 15:09, also setting a new PR for himself.

Emilie Birchler ran 19:09 to run a very solid 4^th place for our varsity girls team.

I would also like to congratulate the 70 athletes that had new season PR’s at the meet!

Reminder:  You need to be taking care of yourselves in your warm down and daily routines.  I have been seeing a lot of athletes that are not warming down, not taking ice baths, not stretching etc.  By not doing these things, you are not getting yourself ready for the next workout/race and thus impacting your training.

This week:  The next two weeks will be heavy training weeks for us, as we work towards OC Championships and our first league meet.  Make sure you continue to take good care of yourself!

Meet on Saturday:  Sunny Hills Wayne Walker Invitational  Bus arrives at school at 5:45, and bus will leave at 6am.  Address of the park is: Craig Park: 3300 S State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835

  Parents, bring $5 for parking in the park. 

Race Schedule:

8:00am Senior Girls

8:30am  Senior Boys

9:00 am  Freshman girls

9:30 am  Freshman Boys

10:00 am Junior Girls

10:30am Junior Boys

11:00 am  Sophmore Girls

11:30 am Sophmore Boys

 

September 15th - 20th Newsletter

Cross Country Newsletter                                                                                                                            Sept 15^th

Week Review:  It was far from the best conditions at the Laguna Hills meet this weekend.  It was a hot day, on a course with hills, that had to be modified due to construction.  For the beginning athletes, this was the first time they have ever raced on hills, providing them a new experience.

Overall:  Boys were ranked 16^th out of 68 schools competing, with a team time of 83:36.  Girls were ranked 19^th out of 62 schools, with a team time of 103:12

Athlete of the week:  Ryuya Souther with a time of 16:14 (17:10 last year) was 28^th out of all athletes, and Megan Oefelein with a time of 19:32 (21:10 last year) was 33^rd out of all athletes.

Next Week:

Weather:  The first part of the week  is supposed to be hot!  Make sure you are taking proper care of yourself, especially in drinking enough water and getting enough rest.

Electronic Drive:  Part of our Invitational this year we are doing an electronic drive for the Marine Corps.  The benefits goes to Patriotic Hearts, a non-profit that goes to supporting the veterans from our recent wars and helps them adjust back to civilian life.  You can find more information of this great cause at www.hirepatriots.com .  I request that every athlete put in some time and effort to bring at least 2 items (old cell phones, cameras, computer equipment etc).  Check with your neighbors and friends to help support this great cause!

Woodbridge Invitational!  We have a lot to do to make sure we are ready to host the best meet ever!  It’s going to be exciting to be back in Irvine!  The race will have huge crowds cheering on, tons of competition, and a venue like no other!

On Friday:  To make the Woodbridge Invitational the best experience for everyone, we need all athletes to help set up the course, take responsibility for their assigned duties, and support all our fellow athletes!  Busses are scheduled to leave the school at 11:20. When you arrive at the park, we will take you over the course, and then break athletes up into groups to finish with the setup.  Once we get close to race time, all athletes need to take their assigned positions and have a great afternoon watching the D3 and D4 races as  you do your assignments!

On Saturday:  Athletes, try to stay out of the sun as much as possible if it ends up being hot.  Make sure you are well rested from the excitement on Friday, well hydrated, and ready to race!  Help your parents to the assigned positions, show them what to do etc.  After  you have raced, please go back to your locations to help your parents!  After the last race, we are cleaning up the course, and removing everything.

Race Schedule:

Novice Boys 3:50

Novice Girls  4:10

Freshman Boys 4:30

Sophmore Boys 4:54

Junior Boys 5:18

Senior Boys 5:42

JV Girls 6:06

Freshman Girls 6:30

Sophmore Girls 6:54

Varsity Girls 7:42

Varsity Boys (Rated) 9:14

Cross Country Newsletter                                                                                            Sept 8 -12^th

REVIEW:  This weekend we officially kicked off our season with our time trials.  While the weather was hot over the weekend, it was still nice for our morning races.  I personally was very excited to see how all the athletes did, as we start out the season.   Congratulations to all on your first race of the year!

Girls ran a team time of  97:03  compared to 97:10 in ‘13, 94:26 in ’12, 97:25 in ’10,  100:12  in ’09 and  101:24 in ’08,  101:00 in ’07, 102:10 in ’06, 97:04 in ‘05, 102:12 in ‘04, 99:20 in ’03, 98:36 in ’02 and 99:13 in ’01.

The Boys ran a team time of 80:35  compared to 80:31 in ’13, 83:09 in ’12, 81:11 in ’11,  80:01 in  ’10,  81:21 in ’09 , the  80:56 in ’08,  the 84:54 in ’07, 84:14 in ’06, 86:04 in ‘05, 90:00 in ‘04, 88:20 in ‘03, 85:01 in ’02 and 87:15 in ’01

We have been working hard over the summer to build a strong base, and develop our athletes.  Now it is time for us to begin building on this start and taking advantage of our work to continue through the season.  I was pleased to see so many beginning athletes having huge PR’s compared to the 4^th of July race.  Hard work and commitment pays off!

Parents, thank you for coming out and supporting our athletes!

Athletes of the meet:  For the boys, Evan Duran, who won the boys race with a time of 15:51, a new PR (prior best time last year was 16:39)  WAY TO GO EVAN!

For the girls, Elizabeth Dahl won her race with a time of 18:58, to start out the season.

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

1)      Laguna Hills Invitational:  Saturday at Laguna Hills High School.  (WHS to 405 South to 5 South to Alicia exit.  Go right on Alicia for about 1 mile and then make a RIGHT turn on Paseo de Valencia.  The first LEFT turn will get you into the high school and you should try to park in the left parking lot if possible).  The bus  will  leave as a team at 6:00 am from the front of the school by the flag pole.   Schecule of races is:  Frosh boys (8:00), Frosh girls (8:25), Soph Boys (9:00), Soph girls (9:25), Jr Boys (10:00), Jr girls (10:25) Senior boys (11:00) and senior girls (11:25)

2)      Hydration and proper eating habits:  The heat is upon us!  It is critical that you keep well hydrated and are eating healthy.  It WILL affect your race!

3)      UNIFORMS:  New Uniforms are in.  We will probably be receiving them later in the week.  Will keep you up to date when I have exact times.